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Best Games in the Online genre of 2012

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Minecraft
Minecraft
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
August 15, 2011
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Online
September 17, 2012
VGTimes: 9.4/10
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A new era of...
Warface
Warface
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game
April 12, 2012
Players: 5.2/10
Steam: 61/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies
November 12, 2012
VGTimes: 6.0/10
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A first-person shooter that continues the story of the series and combines events from two eras. The plot takes players from the end of the 20th century to the near...
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online
November 16, 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
This cooperative first-person horror shooter is set during a zombie apocalypse in the southern United States. Across five campaigns, four survivors travel from...
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world
October 30, 2012
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online
November 17, 2008
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter about a group of survivors trying to escape a city engulfed by an epidemic. A new strain of the rabies virus...
Max Payne 3
Max Payne 3
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Online
May 15, 2012
VGTimes: 10.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...
Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul
Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
June 30, 2012
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Blade & Soul is a third-person MMORPG with martial arts set in eastern fantasy. Players can expect spectacular battles and seductive characters, a sea of content...
Bloons TD 5
Bloons TD 5
Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Strategy
November 15, 2012
Players: 7/10
Steam: 94/100
The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection, Online
February 28, 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game takes place 25...
Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2
Role-playing game, Online, Free game, Adventure
August 28, 2012
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game set in the open world of Tyria, where characters encounter inhabitants with their own stories and goals. Exploration...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online
October 28, 2008
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting, which tells the story of...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
November 8, 2011
VGTimes: 8.6/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This first-person shooter continues the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as its protagonists face a global crisis and are forced to act in dangerous...
Forge of Empires
Forge of Empires
Online, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game
April 17, 2012
Players: 5.7/10
Forge of Empires is a free-to-play management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to build the greatest city, leading it through millennia. Events...
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Online, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
October 9, 2012
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a competitive action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. You can choose one of four classes (archer, soldier...
Stay Out
Stay Out
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Open world
August 20, 2012
Players: 5.6/10
Steam: 62/100
Stay Out is a third-person multiplayer shooter in which you have to survive in the Exclusion Zone with your friends. You will find a large open world, a post-Soviet...
Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers
Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner
May 23, 2012
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Subway Surfers is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game, you have to run away from an angry guard, collecting coins and various...
PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game
November 20, 2012
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter centers on an ongoing war between three factions competing for territory and resources across four continents...
Dungeon Defenders
Dungeon Defenders
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
December 16, 2010
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Online, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view
October 23, 2012
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 55/100
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a continuation of the series of military shooters with a first-person view. You will again be part of a Tier One special forces unit...
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Arcade, Fighting, Action, Online
November 15, 2011
Players: 8/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is an arcade fighting game that features familiar characters from two big universes: the Marvel comic book and Capcom games. Two...
Gotham City Impostors
Gotham City Impostors
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Comics, Free game
February 7, 2012
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 69/100
Gotham City Impostors is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter based on the Batman comic book series. The game is designed for teams of 4 by 4 people. You...
Hawken
Hawken
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Free game
December 12, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Hawken is a free-to-play competitive online shooter with a first-person view about combat robots. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which people...
Farming Simulator 2013
Farming Simulator 2013
Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Online
October 25, 2012
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 46/100
Farming Simulator 2013 is an exciting farm simulator in which you can farm either alone or in a cooperative for ten people. The game combines the addictive gameplay...
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
March 20, 2012
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 51/100
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is a third-person cooperative action-horror game set in the Resident Evil universe. The plot of the game takes place in 1998...
Dungeon Fighter Online
Dungeon Fighter Online
Arcade, Online, Free game, Side view, MMO, Action, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga
June 11, 2010
Players: 10/10
Steam: 60/100
Metacritic: 53/100
Dungeon Fighter Online is a free-to-play Japanese-style side-scrolling multiplayer action role-playing game. Expect an exciting 2D action game with an epic...
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online
November 15, 2012
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a racing arcade game with a third-person view. In the game, the legendary Sonic the Hedgehog will have to make every effort...
Infestation: Survivor Stories
Infestation: Survivor Stories
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival, MMO
December 17, 2012
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 31/100
Metacritic: 20/100
Infestation: Survivor Stories is an action role-playing game for several people. One of the most iconic games in survival history returns, bringing classic gameplay...
Death Rally
Death Rally
Arcade, Racing, Online, Isometric, Action, Remake
March 30, 2011
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Arcade racing with an isometric view. The gameplay is exciting, intense, and explosively fun. You will win races, upgrade your cars and weapons to defeat incredible...
Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Strategy, Online, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Casual game
June 27, 2007
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
A medieval strategy game based on the board game, in which players build a map of the area around Carcassonne by placing tiles depicting cities, roads, cloisters...
Payback 2
Payback 2
Simulation, Action, Helicopters, Tanks, Third-person view, Adventure, Online
October 31, 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Payback 2 is a third-person action-adventure game with elements of driving and helicopter flights. You will find a lot of weapons, battles on tanks and helicopters...
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online
March 24, 2010
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...
Stronghold Kingdoms
Stronghold Kingdoms
Online, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Free game, MMO
February 23, 2011
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 56/100
Stronghold Kingdoms is a popular real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. In this game you will become a ruler, on whose shoulders will fall great...
Brink
Brink
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Parkour
May 9, 2011
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Brink is an exciting, dynamic first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting that aims to combine single-player mode with co-op and competitive multiplayer. The game...
Awesomenauts
Awesomenauts
Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view, MOBA
May 1, 2012
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Business / Management, Online
June 12, 2012
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is a sci-fi global real-time strategy game that is a standalone expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire. New factions and ship...
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Online
June 24, 2010
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 54/100
Metacritic: 51/100
Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a sniper shooter with a first-person view and stealth elements. Two hundred missions await you, a war with deadly mercenaries, killing...
Asphalt 7: Heat
Asphalt 7: Heat
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online
June 20, 2012
Players: 6.6/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Asphalt 7: Heat — arcade racing with a third-person view. The gameplay is very similar to that of previous Asphalt games, with the player being given the...
Combat Arms
Combat Arms
Online, Shooter, First-person view, Free game, Action, MMO
July 10, 2008
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 55/100
Combat Arms is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a first-person view. The game features more than 300 types of weapons, 34 maps, 12 game modes and 4,500,000...
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